couplets

英 [ˈkʌplɪts]

美 [ˈkʌplɪts]

n.  对句(相连的两行长度相等的诗句); 对联
couplet的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤为押韵等长的)对句;对联
  Acoupletis two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.
  1. ...rhyming couplets.
     押韵对句

双语例句

• As a result, every year I can have a free couplets available.
  于是，我便年年可以有免费的春联可用了。
• One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors.
  房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。
• This year is no exception, early to put Spring Festival couplets sent to my house.
  今年，亦不例外，早早地就把春联送到了我的家里。
• Today putting couplets has become a custom to add the festive atmosphere.
  现在贴对联已成为增添节日气氛的习俗。
• Let's go see those ancient couplets.
  那我们现在就去看看那些古对联吧。
• Usually, the calligraphic work contains a poem, a pair of couplets or a motto the host likes very much. If the calligraphic work is written by the host himself, it will demonstrates his aspiration and interest as well as his literary or artistic talent.
  书写的内容多半是室主人所喜爱的一首诗词、一副对联或一句格言；如果这是他自己所作的，那就更能显示他的志趣和才华了。
• The content and position of these couplets are unchanging.
  这些对联的内容和位置都是一成不变的。
• All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper.
  所有的门都会挂上黑笔在红纸上用中国书法写的对联。
• By the end of year, spring festival couplets of every family will stick out particularly.
  时至年中，家家户户门上的春联，还格外显眼。
• Elegy: a poem composed in elegiac couplets.
  挽歌：用挽歌对句体写的诗歌。